Stewardship Models for Organization

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STEWARDSHIP MODELS FOR ORGANIZATION
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Steward leaders consider society as an important stakeholder for their business
because they are using resources from the society so these leaders feel that they have a
responsibility towards the society (Bordas, 2016). Steward leaders have been confused with
servant leaders but the scope of a Steward leader is much more than the servant leader Sense
of stewardship is important for leaders because the organization may be growing but still may
not be successful without the help of stewardship (Hayek et al., 2015). Wilson and block have
given models of stewardship. The main of the study is to understand the two models of
stewardship as given by Wilson and Block and then select any one model to analyze it
properly through its pros and cons. It is also focused on understanding the working of these
models in an organization.
Wilsons model of stewardship focuses on the importance of nonprofit leaders and
mentions that these leaders are completely different from the business leaders because the
main goal of the business leaders is on earning profits and growing and consider this as a
priority to any other objectives (Wilson, 2016). The nonprofit leader on the other hands wants
to do good for others and earning profits is a secondary objective thus stewards leadership is
important for these leaders. Wilson has clearly defined the meaning of steward leadership and
says that it is based on five main concepts. The main purpose of managing resources
stewardly is for growth and efficiency (Bernstein, Buse & Bilimoria, 2016). The leader does
both influencing people and also managing the resources properly. He does not own the
resources because he feels that the resources belongs to others and if it has been taken from
them it is the duty of the leader to manage and convert the resources for others benefit. The
leader in case of steward leadership feels that he is only working for the benefit of others and
acting as a servant. The owners objectives is what the leader wants to accomplish. Wilson has
mentioned that servant leadership is a part of the steward leadership and he substantiates the
same through various historical and biblical references. Peter Block Suggests that

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stewardship is a broader term that includes a fundamental change for the purpose of
managing the organization properly (Waldkirch & Nordqvist, 2016). He says that service is
more difficult to define. Service can be completed only when both language and experience
of service are there. However, the main problem is that language service can be achieved but
experiencing service is lacking most of the times. It is because we choose our service – such
as we lack interest in the concept and so does the organizational setting. He says that
stewardship is a choice- first a choice for having sustainability and second a choice to do
something good for people with lesser power. This choice can lead to success and
commitment in the organization without practicing control and other strategies. This happens
because the employees feel that the leaders are doing good for others and so they feel more
committed to the organization. He also believes in the interconnection of stewardship leaders
and servant leadership (Spears & Lawrence, 2016).
Wilsons model is selected as the model of stewardship for this study. Wilsons vision
for steward leadership is to change the perception of people about the nonprofit leaders by
giving the concept of steward nonprofit leadership a totally new direction in the eyes of all-
the stakeholders, the board members and the society. This concept of stewardship is emerging
as new field of leadership that can be dated back to more than thousand years. Wilson said
that non-profit organizations do not mean that the organization is not doing business it is
doing business but it is not selling goods or service. It is focused on providing better human
beings. These organizations have a few characteristics as these leaders are not focused on
earning profit and are concerned with providing better services to others, they are exempt
from many taxes and many other benefits (Waddock, 2015). Wilson has tried to define the
role of steward leader through two main phases’ first he associates it with historical and
biblical instances and in the second phase, he conducted interviews and surveys to find out
the characteristics of the steward leaders. Wilsons suggests that all steward leaders should